1 DEADRIC T. WILLIAMS CURRICULUM VITA 1/2017 Department of Sociology 715 Oldfather Hall Lincoln, NE 68588 dwilliams0881@gmail.com Office: 402.472.2252 Fax: 402.472.6070 Cell: 662.418.6799 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Assistant Professor of Sociology, (August 2016 present) Postdoctoral Research Associate, Minority Health Disparities Initiative (2014-2016) University of Wisconsin-Madison Visiting Scholar, Institute for Research on Poverty (February 2016) EDUCATION Doctor of Philosophy, Sociology (2014) Dissertation Title: Contextualizing Couples: Three Essays on Inequality, Stress, and Dyadic Functioning as a Longitudinal and Reciprocal Process Committee: Jacob Cheadle (Chair), Bridget Goosby, Julia McQuillan, Catherine Huddleston-Casas (outside faculty) Comprehensive Exam I: Sociology of Family (Spring 2012) Comprehensive Exam II: Quantitative Methods (Fall 2012) Master of Science, Sociology (2009) Thesis Title: Predictors of Paternal Commitment and Paternal Involvement Among Low-Income African American Fathers Bachelor of Arts, English (2006) Committee: Xiaohe Xu (chair), John Bartkowski, Amy Burdette RESEARCH & TEACHING INTERESTS Sociology of Families, Stress & Couple Relationships, Race & Ethnicity, Mental & Physical Health, Poverty, Quantitative Methods (Longitudinal Modeling & Dyadic Data Analysis)
2 GRANTS & FELLOWSHIPS National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (NICHD). Effects of Welfare Bans for Drug Felony Convictions on Men s Well-being, Employment, and Families Formal and Informal Support. PA-16-161. Co-Principle Investigator (Under Review) (2016) UNL Center for Brain, Biology, and Behavior Seed Grant. Couples Physiological Synchronicity: Stress, Health, and Relationship Functioning in Everyday Life. Principle Investigator. ($5,000) (2016-2017) J.J. and Eleanor Ogle Fellowship, Dept. of Sociology ($15,500) (2013-2014) American Sociological Association Minority Fellowship Program ($18,000) (2012-2013) PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS Williams, Deadric T. and Jacob E. Cheadle. 2016. Economic Hardship, Parents Depression, and Relationship Distress among Couples with Young Children Society and Mental Health 6: 73-89 An earlier version of this paper received 2 nd place in the AKD graduate student paper competition (Spring 2013) Goosby, Bridget J., Sarah Malone, Elizabeth Richardson, Jacob Cheadle, and Deadric T. Williams. 2015. Perceived Discrimination and Markers of Cardiovascular Risk among Low-Income African American Youth. American Journal of Human Biology 27: 546-552 Williams, Deadric T., Jacob E. Cheadle, and Bridget J. Goosby. 2015. Hard Times and Heart Break: Linking Economic Hardship and Relationship Distress. Journal of Family Issues 36: 924-950 Cheadle, Jacob E., Michael Stevens, Deadric T. Williams, and Bridget J. Goosby. 2013. The Differential Contributions of Teen Drinking Homophily to New and Existing Friendships: An Empirical Assessment of Assortative and Proximity Selection Mechanisms. Social Science Research 42: 1297-1310 Cheadle, Jacob E. and Deadric T. Willliams. 2013. The Role of Drinking in New and Existing Friendships across High School Settings. Health 5: 18-25 BOOK CHAPTER Williams, Deadric T. (Forthcoming). "Living In (and Out) of Poverty: Health Implications for Couples with Young Children" in Reducing Health Disparities: Research updates from the field. Vol. 2, edited by K. Dombrowski & K. Gocchi Carrasco. New York: Syron Design Academic Publishing.
3 REVISE & RESUBMIT Williams, Deadric T. Parents Depressive Symptoms and Coparenting: A Longitudinal and Dyadic Approach Family Relations PAPERS IN PROGRESS Williams, Deadric T. Cumulative Risk & Couples Relationship Quality: Are There Race & Ethnic Differences? CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS Cumulative Risk & Couples Relationship Quality: Are There Race & Ethnic Differences? Eastern Sociological Society (February 2017) Economic Hardship and Depressive Symptoms among Couples after the Birth of a Child: A Longitudinal Approach with Dr. Jacob E. Cheadle, Midwest Sociological Association (March 2013) Hard Times and Heart Break: Linking Economic Hardship and Relationship Distress with Dr. Jacob E. Cheadle, Midwest Sociological Association (March 2012) Hard Times and Heart Break: Linking Economic Hardship and Relationship Distress with Dr. Jacob E. Cheadle, UNL Department of Sociology Colloquium Poster Presentation (September 2011) Mississippi in Black and White: Racial Differences in Attitudes toward Race-Specific Policies. Alabama-Mississippi Sociological Association (February 2009) Group-Threat and Racial Alienation among African Americans in the Changing South: A Qualitative Analysis with Marissa Allison and Lynn Hempel, National Association of African American Studies. Baton Rouge, LA, (February 2008) Fatherhood in the Black Urban Underclass: Revisiting the Literature on Black Family Life and the Role of the Father, Southern Sociological Society, Atlanta (April 2007) REPORTS PytlikZillig, Lisa M., Tarik Abdel-Monem, Mitchel N. Herian, Deadric T. Williams, and Alan J. Tomkins. 2011 (June). Taking Charge 2011: A Study of the 2011 Budgeting Priorities of the Residents of Lincoln, Nebraska. Final Report. University of Nebraska Policy Center DeKraai, Mark and Deadric T. Williams. 2011 (October). Analysis of Parent and Foster Parent Survey for the Nebraska Ombudsman s Office. University of Nebraska Policy Center. DeKraai, Mark and Deadric T. Williams. 2011 (October). Analysis of Attorney Survey Data for the Appleseed Center. University of Nebraska Policy Center. INVITED LECTURES AND PRESENTATIONS Metropolitan Community College Third Annual Convocation. Keynote Speaker. Hosted by Student Support
4 Services/Trio. (Fall 2015) Black Leadership Symposium. Keynote Speaker. Free Yourself: Breaking the Shackles of Oppression. Hosted by the Office of Undergraduate Admissions. (Fall 2010 & Fall 2013) Black Leadership Symposium. Presenter. Hosted by the Office of Undergraduate Admissions. (Fall 2010 & Fall 2013) Latino Leadership Symposium. Presenter. Hosted by the Office of Undergraduate Admissions. (Fall 2013) African American Families: Societal Influences on Couple and Family Relationships. Guest Lecturer. The Family: An Ecological Perspective (HS 4853/6853). (Fall 2009). Do We Really Need a Black History Month? Guest Speaker. Hosted by Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. (Spring 2008) Black in America. Panelist. Hosted by Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. (Fall 2008). African American Men and Fatherhood. Guest speaker. Hosted by Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. (Fall 2008). EMPLOYMENT Postdoctoral Research Associate, Minority Health Disparities Initiative (Spring 2014) Research Assistant, Department of Sociology (Fall 2010 Spring 2014) Research Intern, Public Policy Center (Summer 2011 - Fall 2011) Instructor, Department of Sociology and Social Work (2007-2009) Teaching Assistant, Department of Sociology and Social Work (2006-2007) Research Assistant, Social Science Research Center (2006-2007) Graduate Assistant, Office of Admissions and Scholarships (2006) Itawamba Community College Online Instructor, Department of Sociology (2009-2013) TEACHING EXPERIENCE University of Nebraska-Lincoln
5 Instructor Introduction to Sociology (Fall 2016 & Spring 2017) Drugs & Society (Summer 2014) Teaching Assistant Intermediate Quantitative Analysis (Spring 2013) Instructor Contemporary Social Problems (Fall 2009) Racial and Cultural Minorities (Fall 2007 Fall 2009) Introduction to Sociology (Spring 2007 Spring 2009) Itawamba Community College Online Instructor Marriage and Family (Fall 2009 2013) RESEARCH EXPERIENCE Researcher for the Omaha Urban Research on Health Study, under the supervision of Dr. Bridget Goosby (Principle Investigator) (Fall 2013) Research Assistant for Department of Sociology, under the supervision of Dr. Jacob Cheadle. (Fall 2010 present) Research Intern for Public Policy Center, under the supervision of Dr. Lisa PylikZillig, Dr. Mark DeKraai, and Dr. Alan Tomkins. (Summer 2011 Fall 2011) Co-moderator. (with Dr. Nicole Rader). Focus Groups. Campus Racial Climate Project. (Fall 2009 Spring 2010) Research Assistant for the Social Science Research Center, under the supervision of Dr. Ronald Cossman. Primary responsibility included gathering, organizing, and analyzing data for the Mississippi Kids Count Data Book. (August 2006-May 2007) ADDITIONAL TRAINING Fragile Families & Child Well-Being Data Workshop (Columbia University, 2014) Inter-Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) (Univ. of Michigan, 2007 & 2012) Regression Analysis I & II Maximum Likelihood Estimation Categorical Data Analysis Structural Equation Modeling Introduction to R Programming
6 AWARDS & HONORS Preparing Future Faculty Fellow (Summer 2013) AKD Graduate Student Paper Competition 2 nd Place ($250) (Spring 2013) College of Arts and Sciences Academic Stars (Spring 2013) Dept. of Sociology Graduate Student Research Award ($500) (Spring 2012) J.J. and Eleanor Ogle Fellowship, Dept. of Sociology ($2,000) (Summer 2011) J.J. and Eleanor Ogle Fellowship, Dept. of Sociology ($1,000) (Fall 2010) AKD, Outstanding Masters Student (Spring 2008) AKD, President (Fall 2007) Support for travel to ICPSR: Dept. of Sociology and Social Work ($1,500) (Summer 2007) Office of the Graduate School ($300) ICPSR ($200) Belford L. Lawson Oratorical Award, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. ($300) (Spring 2006) SERVICE AND PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS Reviewer for UCARE proposals Reviewer for Journal of Marriage & Family, Journal of Family Issues, Comparative Population, Journal of Social & Personal Relationships Department of Sociology Faculty Search Committee, Student Representative (Fall 2011) Nebraska Association of Sociology Graduate Students (Member, 2010-2014) Black Graduate Student Association (Member, 2011-2014) AKD, Alpha Chapter. (President, 2007) AKD, Alpha Chapter. (Member, 2006-2009)
7 Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., Kappa Beta Chapter (Undergraduate member, 2005-2006) Professional Memberships American Sociological Association (Member, 2011 present) Association of Black Sociologist (Member, 2007-present) National Council on Family Relations (Member, 2010 present) Midwest Sociological Society (Member, 2010 - present) Committee: MSS Minority Scholars Committee 2013-2016 Population Association of America (Member, 2010 - present)
8 REFERENCES Jacob E. Cheadle Bridget J. Goosby Associate Professor Associate Professor Department of Sociology Department of Sociology 737 Oldfather Hall 741 Oldfather Hall University of Nebraska-Lincoln University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE 68588 Lincoln, NE 68588 Phone: (402) 472-6037 Phone: (402) 472-3820 Email: j.e.cheadle@gmail.com Email: bgoosby2@unl.edu Dan Hoyt Julia McQuillan Associate Dean for Faculty & Chair & Professor of Sociology Professor of Sociology Department of Sociology College of Arts and Sciences 709 Oldfather Hall 1223 Oldfather Hall University of Nebraska-Lincoln University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE 68588 Lincoln, NE 68588 Phone: (402) 472-6040 Phone: (402) 472-2892 Email: jmcquillan2@unl.edu Email: dhoyt2@unl.edu